Airport Commission Minutes - April 2021

FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING ZOOM MEETING Tuesday, April 27, 2021 2:00 P.M ATTENDANCE Mr Mark Lynch, Mrs Judy Dawkins, Mrs Sandy Ammons, Mr Daniel Travieso, Mr Vic Carnevale, Mr Naynesh Mehta, Dr Wilson Lacy, Mr Robert Van Geons ABSENT Mrs Kim Medley, Mr John Meroski OTHERS Dr Toney Coleman, Airport Director Mr Deontae Watson, Deputy Airport Director Ms Patricia Campbell, Sr Administrative Assistant Ms Allison Rogers, Marketing Specialist Mr Andrew Connell, RS&H Resident Inspector Mr Greg Davis, All American Aviation Chairperson Lynch called the meeting to order at 2:00 P.M ITEM 1: Consider Approval of the Agenda Chairperson Lynch asked for a motion to approve the agenda Mrs Ammons made a motion to approve the agenda Mr Carnevale seconded the motion ACTION: The motion was carried unanimously ITEM 2: Election of Officers Chairperson Vice Chairperson Secretary Chairperson Lynch asked for nominations for Chairperson Mr Carnevale nominated Mr Lynch No other nominations were made Chairperson Lynch asked for a motion to approve the nomination Mr Carnevale made a motion to nominated Mr Lynch for Chairperson Mr Travieso seconded the motion ACTION: The motion was carried unanimously Mr Mark Lynch remains the Chairperson Chairperson Lynch asked for nominations for Vice Chairperson Chairperson Lynch nominated Mr Carnevale for Vice Chairperson No other nominations were made Chairperson Lynch asked for a motion to approve the nomination Chairman Lynch made a motion to nominate Mr Carnevale for Vice Chairperson Mrs Ammons seconded the motion ACTION: The motion was carried unanimously Mr Vic Carnevale remains the Chairperson Chairperson Lynch asked for nominations for Secretary Mr Carnevale nominated Mrs Ammons for Secretary No other nominations were made Chairperson Lynch asked for a motion to approve the nomination Mr Carnevale made a motion to nominate Mrs Ammons for Secretary Mr Travieso seconded the motion ACTION: The motion was carried unanimously Mrs Ammons remains the Secretary ITEM 3: Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting held March 30, 2021 Chairperson Lynch asked for a motion to approve the minutes Mr Travieso made a motion to approve the minutes Mr Carnevale seconded the motion ACTION: The motion was carried unanimously ITEM 4: Management Report Our new Deputy Director is here His name is Deontae Watson He was an Operations Officer and Financial Analyst at Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) He started April 19 th He is married to Alysia and has a Master’s Degree form Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University He is also an Accredited Airport Executive (A.A.E.) Enplanements Total enplanements for all carriers as of March 2021 were 13,734 This indicates a 27.4% increase compared to March of last year and an 18% decrease year to date American Airlines load factor is at 64.8% with 100 % of seats available Load factor higher into DFW than CLT Delta Airlines load factor is at 41.6% - this is at approximately 32 passengers in a 76 available seat aircraft but with only 60% of seats (45) available True load factor is 70.3% Our new Dallas Ft Worth flights are at 71% load factor enplaned and 100% deplaning Business travel is at 19.5%, personal travel is at 56.5% and Military travel is at 22% which leaves “other” at 2% These are averages Rental Car Revenue in March 2021 was up 38.5% as compared to March 2020 Down 8.8% year-to-date Parking Lot Revenues up 7.4% compared to March of 2020, but still nearly 40% down year-todate The Airport Attorney approved moving forward on Transportation Network Company (TNC) Agreements Implementation no later than July 2021 Facebook Digital Ad Campaign results comparing last quarter to prior quarter: Impressions reached over 1.1 million, a 210% increase, with 8,612 clicks Ms Allison Rogers gave a Marketing Update: Google Analytics results comparing last quarter to prior quarter: Page views increased by 46% delivering 66,422 for the quarter with 22,041 of those being new users to the website Summary for ads placed on Expedia.com delivered 650,000 views and 348 tickets sold Mr Andrew Connell provided a PowerPoint presentation for updates on the Terminal Renovations (See attached) ITEM 5: Commission Members Concerns Mr Lynch asked Dr Coleman about the status of the “Fayetteville Flying Club.” Dr Coleman said he spoke with the owner and he said there would be no flight training or aircraft rental He states the flyer was a marketing effort to gauge the interest in the community Dr Coleman stated that he cannot operate at the Airport without going through the proper channels Mr Carnevale thanked the Airport for the assistance at Scottie Rogers’ memorial It was a very nice gathering and everything went extremely well Mr Lynch asked Mr Mehta to introduce himself to the Commission Mr Mehta is a former Commission Member and he told the Commission about his businesses in Fayetteville Mr Greg Davis said Signature awarded the maintenance contract to Al American Aviation They look forward to working at FAY Dr Lacy, Mr Travieso and Mrs Ammons introduced themselves to Mr Watson They gave a brief description of their work Mrs Dawkins stated the front grounds of the Airport looked very pretty with all the blooms Dr Coleman asked Mr Watson to introduce himself and give a brief background ITEM 6: The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Airport Commission will be Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 2:00 P.M Chairperson Lynch asked for a motion to approve the next regularly scheduled Airport Commission meeting Mrs Dawkins made the motion to approve the next regularly scheduled Commission meeting Mr Mehta seconded the motion ACTION: The motion was carried unanimously The meeting was adjourned at 2:45 P.M Sandy Ammons Transcribed: PAC 05/03/2021 ... Revenue in March 2021 was up 38.5% as compared to March 2020 Down 8.8% year-to-date Parking Lot Revenues up 7.4% compared to March of 2020, but still nearly 40% down year-todate The Airport Attorney... Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting held March 30, 2021 Chairperson Lynch asked for a motion to approve the minutes Mr Travieso made a motion to approve the minutes Mr Carnevale seconded... 25, 2021 at 2:00 P.M Chairperson Lynch asked for a motion to approve the next regularly scheduled Airport Commission meeting Mrs Dawkins made the motion to approve the next regularly scheduled Commission